Name: Greencastle livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,625	74.67	1,214	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,855	57.09	1,059	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	54.39	912	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	53.60	700	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,246	38.14	475	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,598	85.00	1,358	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	72.45	982	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	92.32	1,432	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	77.08	1,137	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,409	71.79	1,012	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	106.85	1,419	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	104.72	1,382	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,426	102.55	1,462	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,575	111.54	1,757	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	107.41	1,656	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,368	100.46	1,374	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	105.04/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	96	73.95/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	90	33.77/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	81	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	97	115.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Greencastle Livestock Auction (Monday) - Greencastle, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	92.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,432	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	101.87/cwt	95.00–105.00	107	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	48.59/cwt	46.50–50.00	605	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,855	57.09/cwt	56.00–58.50	1,059	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,542	107.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,656	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	50.67/cwt	48.00–55.00	675	17
Bulls	—	—	1,461	61.50/cwt	54.50–70.50	899	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	28.93/cwt	22.00–36.00	342	10
Bulls	—	—	1,688	81.19/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,370	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	42.71/cwt	38.00–45.00	557	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,328	106.85/cwt	105.50–108.00	1,419	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	54.39/cwt	52.00–57.00	912	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,575	111.54/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,757	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	60.71/cwt	56.00–68.00	755	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	72.45/cwt	66.00–79.00	982	2
Steers	Select	—	1,368	100.46/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,374	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	Utility	—	88	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	117	106.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	124	4
Bulls	Utility	—	98	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,409	71.79/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	87.58/cwt	80.00–95.00	81	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,426	102.55/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	134	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	147	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,598	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	62	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	104.72/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	127	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,475	77.08/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	114	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	76	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	171	1
Bulls	—	—	1,866	88.12/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,644	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	61.94/cwt	50.00–70.00	52	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	173.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	175	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	84.38/cwt	60.00–110.00	88	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	114	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	152	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	72.24/cwt	50.00–85.00	62	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	70.76/cwt	55.00–80.00	67	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	27.53/cwt	25.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	76	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 776Last week 503Year ago 436

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 362Last week 485Year ago 346

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	90.00	90.00
3	—	84	50.00–70.00	61.94
7	—	104	60.00–110.00	84.38
6	—	94	55.00–80.00	70.76
1	—	76	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	105	95.00–105.00	101.87
4	—	117	100.00–110.00	106.20
4	—	93	80.00–95.00	87.58
1	—	76	50.00	50.00
1	—	120	90.00	90.00
5	—	86	50.00–85.00	72.24
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	10.00	10.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
1	—	98	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	60.00	60.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
2	—	83	25.00–30.00	27.53
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	135.00	135.00
1	—	114	150.00	150.00
3	—	101	170.00–180.00	173.31
1	—	76	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	134	110.00	110.00
1	—	76	150.00	150.00
1	—	98	155.00	155.00
1	—	84	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	90.00–95.00	92.32
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,409	71.00–73.00	71.79
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	75.00–80.00	77.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	46.50–50.00	48.59
10	—	1,183	22.00–36.00	28.93
11	—	1,303	38.00–45.00	42.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,855	56.00–58.50	57.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,332	48.00–55.00	50.67
7	—	1,244	56.00–68.00	60.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,677	52.00–57.00	54.39
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,542	104.00–110.00	107.41
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	110.00–114.00	111.54
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	97.00–104.00	100.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	54.50–70.50	61.50
8	—	1,688	76.00–86.00	81.19
2	—	1,866	87.00–89.50	88.12
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	105.50–108.00	106.85
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,426	102.00–103.00	102.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	104.00–105.00	104.72
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	66.00–79.00	72.45
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	85.00	85.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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